Domaine de la CuneCoteaux de Saumur Blanc
White wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts, lean fish or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Coteaux de Saumur Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Coteaux de Saumur Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Coteaux de Saumur Blanc
The Coteaux de Saumur Blanc of Domaine de la Cune matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of shrimp with garlic and orange, gratin of cod with spinach or apple pie.
Details and technical informations about Domaine de la Cune's Coteaux de Saumur Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc
Chameleon whites with taut acidity, ranging from mineral dry (Savennières, Vouvray sec) to off-dry and medium-sweet (Vouvray, Montlouis), sumptuous botrytised sweet (Quarts-de-Chaume, Bonnezeaux, Coteaux du Layon) and brilliant sparkling (Crémant de Loire, Vouvray brut). Aromas of quince, apple, honey, white flowers, beeswax and flint. An Anjou variety, also star of South Africa's Western Cape.
Informations about the Domaine de la Cune
The Domaine de la Cune is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Coteaux de Saumur to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Coteaux de Saumur
Confidential Loire AOC (~20 ha), left bank of the Loire and Thouet: 100% Chenin in sweet and liqueur whites from manual harvesting through successive tries, raisined or botrytised berries. Gold to old-gold colour, floral and fresh nose (rhubarb), fruity (peach, apricot, exotic fruits) evolving to honey and quince. Rich palate balanced by Chenin's characteristic tense acidity — no excessive sweetness. Chalky tuffeau soils, south/south-east exposure.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Destemming
Action consisting in separating the grapes from the stalk before vinification. The stalk, the woody part of the bunch, may give the wine an unpleasant vegetal character.
